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Sectant
Sec′tant
,Noun.
[L.
secare
, sectum
, to cut.] One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes. Specif.
(Crystallog.)
, one of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes. Definition 2024
sectant
sectant
English
Noun
sectant (plural sectants)
- One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.
- (crystallography) One of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes.